Surf-Forecast | Fifth Street (Miami) Surf Guide

Fifth Street (Miami) Surf Guide

Fifth Street (Miami) in South Florida is a sheltered beach and reef break that does not work very often with no particular seasonal pattern. The best wind direction is from the west. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the north northeast. The beach breaks consists of lefts as well as reef breaks offering better lefts than rights.. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. It's often crowded here. Beware of rips, obstacles, locals, pollution and sharks.

Fifth Street (Miami) Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	1	inconsistent	28.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Fifth Street (Miami):

The best conditions reported for surf at Fifth Street (Miami) occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Fifth Street (Miami) (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Fifth Street (Miami) with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 4% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 96% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

96%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Fifth Street (Miami) Location Map

Interactive Fifth Street (Miami) surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Fifth Street (Miami) is Miami International Airport (MIA) in USA, 16 km (10 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Fifth Street (Miami) is Opa Locka (Miami) Airport (OPF), also in USA, 20 km (12 miles) away.

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Fifth Street (Miami) Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 01:11 Local Time

m, °C	Mon	Tuesday 09
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	3	4	4	4
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	on

Tides at Fifth Street (Miami)

Current tide and informaton

For Miami Beach (city pier), Florida, 1 km from Fifth Street (Miami).

Next High Water: 03:15am | 0.69m

Next Low Water: 09:38am | 0.04m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Fifth Street (Miami) Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 27.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (28.5 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at Fifth Street (Miami) won't be a problem, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 28.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite